Wild chicory is one of the most valuable and often overlooked ingredients that nature offers us. Found wild in fields, along roadsides and in meadows, this plant can add a unique touch to your dishes, ...

James Churchill shares his edible plant recipes for foraged wild mint, catnip, blackberries, and chicory plant uses. Summer is moving along swiftly here in Wisconsin. Chicory, along the roadsides, is ...

Chicory is my new favorite wild plant. You’d call it a wildflower if it was growing on Table Mountain, but in the garden area it’s a weed. Last year, I became enamored by the light-blue, slightly ...

Common chicory, otherwise known by its Latin name as Cichorium intybus, is in full bloom around the Hicksville landscape. This bluish wildflower, which is a naturalized plant from Europe, can be found ...

This herbaceous plant is also a good alternative for coffee drinkers trying to kick caffeine. Growing up in a family with ties to New Orleans, it was common for my family to serve coffee blended with ...

Chicory is a root that has periwinkle flowers in the dandelion family. Its most popular application is a caffeine-free herbal replacement for coffee. The flavor is similar to coffee when brewed. In ...

The bright blue flowers of chicory filling our meadows and lining our roadsides are still more than a month away, probably a couple months, but the young leaves of the plant are already poking up ...

Chicory root fiber may help support regular bowel movements, weight loss, and improved blood sugar control, among other benefits. But it can cause side effects like bloating in some people. Chicory ...